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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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High temperature fission chambers engineered for AMR/SMR safety and performance
As the global energy landscape shifts towards safer, smaller, and more flexible nuclear power, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Gen. IV* technologies are at the forefront of innovation. These advanced designs pose new challenges in size, efficiency, and operating environment that traditional instrumentation and control solutions aren’t always designed to handle.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD|Cosponsored by RPSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Lincolnshire 1/2
Session Chair:
Raymond T. Klann
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
Session Organizer:
Elia Merzari
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The Intersection of Reprocessing, Transmutation, Storage, and Disposal
8:00–8:10AM CDT
Ben Cipiti (Sandia)
Paper
Real-Time Quantification of Contaminants in Molten Salts via Aerosol Formation and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
8:10–8:20AM CDT
Zechariah B. Kitzhaber (ORNL), Daniel Orea (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL), Benjamin Manard (ORNL), Hunter B. Andrews (ORNL)
Development of a Machine Learning-Based Predictive Modeling Framework for Molten Salt Reactor Sensor Data Analysis
8:20–8:30AM CDT
Omobolade A. Odedoyin (Johns Hopkins Univ.), Ramon K. Yoshiura (INL), Guoping Cao (INL), Toni Y. Karlsson (INL), Takanori Kajihara (INL), Dylan J. McDowell (INL), Aditya Moudgal (INL), Benjamin D. Grimmer (Johns Hopkins Univ.)
TRISO Particle Isolation and Graphite Removal Using SRNL Vapor Digestion Technology
8:30–8:40AM CDT
Robert Pierce (SRNL), Matthew Mills (SRNL), Nicole Hege (SRNL)
Windowless Optical Cell for Combined Chemical and Isotopic Analyses of MSR and Fuel Processing Salts
8:40–8:50AM CDT
Katharine Stasior (ANL), Amber Polke (ANL), Drace Penley (ANL), Nicholas Condon (ANL), Nathaniel C. Hoyt (ANL)
Innovative Methods for Monitoring DSC Internal Conditions During Extended Storage
8:50–9:00AM CDT
Maxwell Kavanagh (Oregon State), Haori Yang (Oregon State)
Cyclone Sage: Integrating MCNP Documentation for Enhanced AI Assistance
9:00–9:10AM CDT
Daniel Cork (Orthrus Software), John Billingsley (Cerberus Nuclear)
Neutron Attenuation of Additively Manufactured Aluminum Alloy Containing Finely Dispersed Boron
9:10–9:20AM CDT
Talon Hanssen (Univ. Missouri), Rance E. White (Univ. Missouri), Jason Ting (Elementum 3D), John M. Gahl (2Elementum 3D,), John D. Brockman (Univ. Missouri), Bart Prorok (Auburn Univ.), Vijaya Rangari (Tuskegee Univ.), Scott M. Thompson (Univ. Missouri)
Characterization of Dual-Mode Neutron/Gamma Elpasolite Scintillators
9:20–9:30AM CDT
Denisse Franco (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas), Alexander Barzilov (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas)
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